Mozilla up to 1.7.2 enablePrivilege information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation of the argument enablePrivilege can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-0909. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument enablePrivilege with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 may allow remote attackers to trick users into performing unexpected actions, including installing software, via signed scripts that request enhanced abilities using the enablePrivilege parameter, then modify the meaning of certain security-relevant dialog messages.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2004 by Jesse Ruderman as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0909 since 09/23/2004. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19087 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- scripting vulnerabilities (b2e6d1d6-1339-11d9-bc4a-000c41e2cdad)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version bis 1.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17377), Tenable (19087), SecurityFocus (BID 11194†), Secunia (SA12526†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5432†). The entries VDB-836, VDB-839, VDB-838 and VDB-835 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 19087
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- scripting vulnerabilities (b2e6d1d6-1339-11d9-bc4a-000c41e2cdad)
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OpenVAS ID: 52364
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: thunderbird
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mozilla bis 1.7.2

Timelineinfo

09/14/2004 🔍
09/15/2004 +1 days 🔍
09/23/2004 +8 days 🔍
09/30/2004 +7 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +92 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +0 days 🔍
07/13/2005 +194 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +3562 days 🔍
11/21/2024 +3509 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0909 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0909
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22642
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X-Force: 17377 - Mozilla, Firefox, and Thunderbird enablePrivilege modify dialog
SecurityFocus: 11194 - Mozilla/Firefox Browsers PrivilegeManager EnablePrivilege Dialog Manipulation Vulnerability
Secunia: 12526 - Mozilla Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 5432

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:27
Updated: 11/21/2024 01:39
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:27 (64), 06/22/2018 07:50 (11), 06/25/2024 04:27 (17), 11/21/2024 01:39 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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